John hunt



i I i mnh faire g attent jffxr JOHN' einer, JR.,V or WEST HAMPTONTOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY.

' Leim Patent No. 69,810, dans ocmw-15, 1867.

IMPRovsD WAGON-JACK.

T O- ALL WH'oM/IT MAY CONCERN;v l v Be it known that I, JOHN HUNT, Jr.,oiIWest Hampton township, in' the county-of Burlington, and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and improved Ingen-Jack; and Iderlrercbydeclare that the following .is n. full, clear, and exactdescription oflthe same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention consists of'a lifting-jack for wagons, carriages, etc'.,the lever ot' which being of the second order, where the power andweight act on the 'saine side ofthe fulcrum. The. lower extremity orhalt' of the prop is notched, and reduced-in size to take into the splitor vforked end of the lever. A hinged support carries tbc-prop wheninuse, substantially as is hereinafter shown and described. 0n referenceto the accompanying drawing, making part of this specification- Figure 1is a sidel `elevation sectioned, showing the lever A', prop B, and thelever-support C.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the prop B, and a section of the lever Athroughits fork, and

Figure 3 is an edge view. i

Similar letters refer to similar partsin the several views.

lMy wagon-jack consists of a box, A, of two fiat sides, separated at theedges by thin strips, the front edge being partly open to admit thelever A', which passes through and has its fulcruxn at b. It is forkedfrom near its middle to its back end to take i-n the reduced part cofthe Vertical ratchet-prop B. Its indentations bearing against andsupported byl the pin d ofthe lever A, it will be readily seen that theleast vibration ofthe lever A causes the prop B to riseandnfallvith itsload. When the top oi' the prop is too high to place under the axle of awagon it can be released from the pin CZ and lowered by simply pressingit forward against the box, thereby converting it into a lever, andreleasing the ratchet from the pin. To properly support and carry thelever when loaded, instead ofthe usual appliances at the end of thelever, I employ a hinged support, C, which has an opening, c,corresponding to the end ofthe lever over which it takes and carries it.The end of the lever is bevelled, corresponding to the lower edge oftheopening inthe supportC, which is also bevelled, causing the support toily open when the end of the lever is pressed down on the opening.

What I claim as Iny invention, and desire 'to secure by Letters Patent,is,

The box A, hinged plate G, lever A', and the ratchet-prop B,substantially as and for the purposeherein shown and described.

In testimony whercot` I hereunto sign my name to this specificationinpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN HUNT, JB.

Witnesses:

DANI.. I. FANrin, W. W. .DOUGHERTY.

